Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 11/17/2003
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of November 17, 2003
- Lahoud's speech on Lebanon's independence day
Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud warned that the Middle East had come under dangerous and crucial plots, the latest of which was the attempt to deny the Palestinian the right to return home and to settle them in their host countries. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 11/22/2003 - Israeli troops kill a palestinian, deny Palestinian worshippers access to al-aqsa mosque
Since a couple of days, the Israeli occupying forces have been imposing strict military measures in the Occupied East Jerusalem .. hindering the worshiping of thousands of Muslim Palestinians in the final days of the holy month of Ramadan Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/22/2003 - Palestinian Yermouk camp-demonstration marking World Jerusalem Day Syria-Palestine, Politics, 11/22/2003
- Lebanon's strongly opposes plans to settle Palestinians in Lebanon Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 11/22/2003
- Australia freezes Hamas assets
The Australian government froze the assets of 6 leaders of the Islamic Resistance movements (Hamas ) including the founder of the movement Sheikh Ahmad Yassin. Palestine-Australia, Politics, 11/22/2003 - UN approves Russian draft on Mideast peace roadmap Palestine-UN, Politics, 11/21/2003
- Qrei in Gaza for truce talks with the Palestinian resistance
One Palestinian armed man was killed, and three wounded in an operation in Wadi Araba. Israeli military sources said that the occupation forces killed one armed man who is from Jordan and who hit several tourists at a crossing on the border of Jordan near the Israeli Eilat port. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/20/2003 - Truce talks in Cairo after Ramadan holiday; two Israeli soldiers killed
The Egyptian government has started contacts with the Palestinian groups leaderships abroad in order to convene another round of talks on the inter-Palestinian national dialogue and means of declaring a new truce. Egyptian officials notified Palestinian leaderships that invitations will be extended shortly to them in order to hold the talks in Cairo after Eid al- Fiter holiday. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/19/2003 - Suleiman met Arafat and Qrei for a truce between Israel; one Palestinian was killed
The Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and his prime minister Ahmad Qrei have concluded talks in Ramullah with the director of the Egyptian intelligence Lt. Gen. Omar Suliman dealing with a truce between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 11/18/2003 - Pope condemns the Israeli acts
He also condemned the separation wall built by Israel and described it as an "obstacle in the face of peace." Palestine-Vatican, Politics, 11/17/2003 - Arafat calls for truce; campaign for supporting the Geneva peace initiative; Two Palestinians killed
Two Palestinians were killed by the Israeli forces during an incursion in Rafah city to the south of Gaza yesterday at dawn, while one eight-year old Palestinian was wounded in his stomach. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/17/2003